Bible Question: In the bible, it says. Thou shell not kill. Howcome, christions join army? Isn't army an organization of killing? Many times, wars are missled by wrong people with wrong ideas. For example, Hitlar used bible to motivate citizens for his right to fight the world. |
Bible Answer: ssongsu, Welcome to the forum. I may be a bit partial on this subject being a veteran of 16 years of military service. You bring up a subject that comes up often in the Christian community and can be very contentious and emotional. We can be very be subjective or we can with solid bible study can find answers that will put allot of our questions to rest. 2 Timothy 2:15, 3:16,17 and Romans 15:4 will help keep us on solid ground when they are heeded and properly applied. None the less you ask a valid question. I think a simple word study can give you some answers. Many times in the Old Testament the word kill is used in relationship to murder. This is the Hebrew word mut which is used throughout the Old Testament. Then you have the Greek word diacheizo is used in relationship to murder. Acts 5:30. All murder is killing but not all killing is murder. David was a military man yet the bible says he was a man after God's own heart. Know contradiction just a statement by God of who David was and this was in spite of all his sin. If we will but keep things within biblical context it all makes much more sense to us. In Him, lionheart |